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Frequently Asked Questions for Employers About OSHA (Updated for 2025)

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Even the most experienced employers are sure to have questions from time to time about the nation’s workplace safety agency – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). That’s where we come in. The Fisher...more

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Supreme Court Ruling Questions Constitutionality of FTC’s and SEC’s Administrative Adjudications Processes - Is OSHA Next?

On April 14, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States opened the door for new challenges to the federal administrative state. In a unanimous decision in a pair of consolidated cases, Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade...more

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How to Contest an OSHA Citation – Be Aware of Deadlines, or Forfeit Your Right to Contest

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You have the right to contest an OSHA citation, but only if you meet the deadlines. The OSHA Employer Rights & Responsibilities handbook states, “a written Notice of Intent to Contest must be filed with the OSHA area director...more

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Fifth Circuit Provides New Grounds for Employers to Pursue Late Notices of Contest to OSHA Citations

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that an untimely Notice of Contest to an OSHA citation was permissible due to “excusable neglect” by the employer, on account of a single...more

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OSHRC’s Recent Ruling Provides Important Guidance on Limiting Controlling Employer Liability on Multi-Employer Worksites

On Feb. 1, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) reversed an OSHA citation issued to Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc., as the controlling employer, for a fall protection violation. In this ruling, the...more

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OSHRC’s recent ruling provides important guidance for employers on heat exposure and the general duty clause

On Feb. 28 the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) reversed a citation issued to A.H. Sturgill Roofing, Inc. for the heat-related death of an employee, finding that all of the elements of proof of the...more

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Eight Circuit Pushes ALJ’s Reasoning Over The Highwall

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Here’s an all-too-familiar story with an all-too-uncommon ending. An MSHA inspector saw equipment positioned a certain way, assumed that someone had used it unsafely in that position, and issued a citation. A judge then...more

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OSHA, Too? Will OSHA Citations Also Be Invalidated in the Wake of the Jones Brothers Case?

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After the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Jones Brothers, Inc. v. Sec’y of Labor, citations upheld by administrative law judges within the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (“FMSHRC”) may be...more

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MSHA Citations Upheld by Administrative Law Judges Before April 3, 2018 May Be Invalid

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Over the last few years, there has been debate regarding whether ALJs are “inferior officers” under the Appointments Clause of the Constitution. This provision provides that officers, including inferior officers, may only be...more

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Safety Agency Applies Federal Law To Bar Employer Safety Violation Citation - Agency’s Application of 5th Circuit Appeals Court...

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The federal agency that reviews OSHA safety violation cases, also known as the OSH Review Commission, recently adopted the decision of one of its Administrative Law Judges who applied 5th Circuit precedent to reject a safety...more

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